English Sociolinguistics

Dozent/in:

Ole Schützler

Angaben:

Vorlesung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 5

Termine:

Do, 16:00 - 18:00, Online-Webinar
This class will take place online via MS Teams (live). Video input may be made available for individual sessions.

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Modules:
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik; enrolment in the summer term 2012 or after: Aufbaumodul Sprachwissenschaft (2 ECTS)
BA Studium Generale für Nicht-Anglisten (2 or 4 ECTS)
BA Medieval Studies: Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft (2 ECTS)
BA Medieval Studies: Aufbaumodul Sprachwissenschaft (2 ECTS)
MA English and American Studies: Master Module Linguistics (2 ECTS)
MA English and American Studies: Consolidation Module Linguistics (2 ECTS)
MA English and American Studies: Profile Module Linguistics (2 ECTS)
MA Medieval Studies: Mastermodul I Sprachwissenschaft (1 ECTS)
MA Medieval Studies: Intensivierungsmodul II Sprachwissenschaft (5 ECTS)
M.Ed. Berufliche Bildung: Kulturelle Bildung. Grundlagenmodul B (3 ECTS)
Master Wirtschaftspädagogik, Studienrichtung II: Aufbaumodul Sprachwissenschaft (2 ECTS)
Lehramt an Realschulen: Zusatzmodul Sprachwissenschaft B (2 ECTS)
Lehramt an beruflichen Schulen: Zusatzmodul Sprachwissenschaft B (2 ECTS)
Lehramt Gymnasium: Vertiefungsmodul Sprachwissenschaft (2 ECTS)

Erasmus and other visiting students: 2 or 4 ECTS
Magister, Lehrämter nicht-modularisiert, Diplom

2. Registration and Deregistration:
Registration via FlexNow from 12 October 2020, 10:00h, to 5 November 2020, 23:59h.
Deregistration via FlexNow from 12 October 2020, 10:00h, to 30 November 2020, 23:59h.

3. Requirements for successful completion of the course:
1 ECTS (MA Medieval Studies: Mastermodul I): none
2 ECTS (BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik; enrolment in the summer term 2012 or after): none
2 ECTS (BA Studium Generale; pass/fail): regular attendance
2 ECTS (MA English and American Studies: Master Module Linguistics, Profile Module Linguistics): none
2 ECTS (MA English and American Studies: Consolidation Module Linguistics): oral examination together with the seminar in the module (30 minutes)
2 ECTS (BA Medieval Studies: Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft, Aufbaumodul Sprachwissenschaft): none
2 ECTS (Master Wirtschaftspädagogik, Studienrichtung II: Aufbaumodul Sprachwissenschaft): Anwesenheit, Vor- und Nachbearbeitung, Übungsaufgaben/Hausaufgaben
2 ECTS (Erasmus and other visiting students only; ungraded or pass/fail): regular attendance
2 ECTS (Erasmus and other visiting students only; graded): written test of 45 minutes
2 ECTS (Lehramt an Realschulen): written test of 90 minutes
2 ECTS (Lehramt an beruflichen Schulen): written test of 90 minutes
2 ECTS (Lehramt Gymnasium: Vertiefungsmodul Sprachwissenschaft): none
3 ECTS (M.Ed. Berufliche Bildung: Kulturelle Bildung. Grundlagenmodul B): written test of 60 minutes
4 ECTS (BA Studium Generale; pass/fail): written test of 90 minutes
4 ECTS (Lehramt an Realschulen Kulturelle Bildung. Grundlagenmodul B): written test of 90 minutes
4 ECTS (Erasmus and other visiting students only): written test of 90 minutes
5 ECTS (MA Medieval Studies Intensivierungsmodul): oral examination of 30 minutes

4. Language of instruction:
English

Inhalt:

This lecture is a general introduction to concepts and methodologies in sociolinguistics, with a clear focus on the English language. It covers well-established assumptions and classic findings concerning the relationship between linguistic variation and social variables (e.g. age, gender and social class); it traces how the field has developed from the early seminal studies (e.g. by William Labov and Peter Tudgill) to the present day; and it discusses the particular methodological issues and problems involved in certain 'subdisciplines' of Sociolinguistics, e.g. Sociophonetics and Historical Sociolinguistics. Above all, we will discuss selected sociolinguistic studies (mainly from varieties of British and American English) to see how theoretical and methodological considerations impact on research.

Empfohlene Literatur:

Coupland, Nikolas & Adam Jaworski (eds.) 2009. The New Sociolinguistics Reader. Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Labov, William. 1972. Sociolinguistic Patterns. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.
Meyerhoff, Miriam. 2006. Introducing Sociolinguistics. London: Routledge.
Milroy, Lesley & Matthew Gordon. 2003. Sociolinguistics. Methods and Interpretation. Oxford: Blackwell.
Trousdale, Graeme. 2010. An Introduction to English Sociolinguistics. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Trudgill, Peter. 2000. Sociolinguistics: An Introduction to Language and Society. London: Penguin.
Trudgill, Peter. A Glossary of Sociolinguistics. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Wardhaugh, Ronald. 1998. An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. Oxford: Blackwell.

The Roots of English

Dozent/in:

Gabriele Knappe

Angaben:

Vorlesung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 5, Gaststudierendenverzeichnis, Studium Generale, Kultur und Bildung, Zentrum für Mittelalterstudien

Termine:

Di, 14:15 - 15:45, Online-Webinar
This is an online course via MS Teams!

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

1. Modules:
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik; enrolment in the summer term 2012 or after: Aufbaumodul Sprachwissenschaft (2 ECTS)
BA Studium Generale für Nicht-Anglisten (2 or 4 ECTS)
BA Medieval Studies: Aufbaumodul Sprachwissenschaft (2 ECTS)
MA English and American Studies: Master Module Linguistics (2 ECTS)
MA English and American Studies: Consolidation Module Linguistics I (2 ECTS)
MA English and American Studies: Profile Module Linguistics I, II (2 ECTS)
MA Medieval Studies: Mastermodul I Sprachwissenschaft (1 ECTS)
MA Medieval Studies: Intensivierungsmodul II Sprachwissenschaft (5 ECTS)
M.Ed. Berufliche Bildung: Kulturelle Bildung. Grundlagenmodul B (3 ECTS)
Master Wirtschaftspädagogik, Studienrichtung II: Aufbaumodul Sprachwissenschaft (2 ECTS)
Lehramt an Realschulen: Zusatzmodul Sprachwissenschaft RS b (2 ECTS)
Lehramt an Realschulen Kulturelle Bildung: Grundlagenmodul B (4 ECTS)
Erasmus and other visiting students: 2 or 4 ECTS

2. Registration and Deregistration:
Registration via FlexNow from 12 October 2020, 10:00h, to 5 November 2020, 23:59h.
Deregistration via FlexNow from 12 October 2020, 10:00h, to 30 November 2020, 23:59h.

Modul Kulturelle Bildung: per Email an Gabriele Knappe

3. Requirements for successful completion of the course:
1 ECTS (MA Medieval Studies: Mastermodul I): none
2 ECTS (BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik; enrolment in the summer term 2012 or after): none
2 ECTS (BA Studium Generale; pass/fail): regular attendance or written test of 45 minutes
2 ECTS (MA English and American Studies: Master Module Linguistics): none
2 ECTS (MA English and American Studies: Profile Module Linguistics I, II): none
2 ECTS (MA English and American Studies: Consolidation Module Linguistics I): oral examination together with the seminar in the module (30 minutes)
2 ECTS (BA Medieval Studies): none
2 ECTS (Master Wirtschaftspädagogik, Studienrichtung II: Aufbaumodul Sprachwissenschaft): none
2 ECTS (Erasmus and other visiting students only; ungraded or pass/fail): regular attendance or written test of 45 minutes
2 ECTS (Erasmus and other visiting students only; graded): written test of 45 minutes
2 ECTS (Lehramt an Realschulen): written test of 45 minutes
3 ECTS (M.Ed. Berufliche Bildung: Kulturelle Bildung. Grundlagenmodul B): written test of 60 minutes
4 ECTS (BA Studium Generale; pass/fail): written test of 90 minutes
4 ECTS (Lehramt an Realschulen Kulturelle Bildung. Grundlagenmodul B): written test of 90 minutes
4 ECTS (Erasmus and other visiting students only): written test of 90 minutes
5 ECTS (MA Medieval Studies Intensivierungsmodul): oral examination of 30 minutes

4. Language of instruction:
English

5. Informationen für Studierende des Bachelorstudiengangs "Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft":
Die Veranstaltung kann für Studierende des Bachelorstudiengangs "Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft" als Vorlesung (2 ECTS) für das Aufbaumodul eingebracht werden. In diesem Fall muss die FlexNow-Lehrveranstaltungsanmeldung, wie auch die FlexNow-Prüfungsanmeldung über den FlexNow-Zugang "Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft" erfolgen.

Inhalt:

Description:
Why is English like that? Why is knight spelled with a kn and a gh? Why does English have so many synonyms, like start, begin, commence or clever, intelligent, astute and bright? How come that we hardly have any, in fact only eight, inflectional endings in English today? And how are German and English related, as they obviously are --- just compare, for instance, goose and Gans, house and Haus, knight and Knecht, light and Licht?
This lecture addresses all these questions, and more. Students will be given an overview of the development of the English language from its earliest attestations in the late 7th century (Old English) until today in the context of the textual transmission and sociohistorical changes. Selected passages from different periods will be introduced. Special areas of interest are the development of the vocabulary, sounds and spelling, morphology and syntax.
This lecture is particularly designed for students of BA "Anglistik/Amerikanistik", Aufbaumodul (2 ECTS). Students from other BA programmes can earn 2 or 4 ECTS points for their Studium Generale (pass/fail), and visiting students can earn 2 or 4 ungraded (pass/fail ) or graded ECTS points. Everybody else who is interested is of course welcome, too, and may attend the lecture as a guest without ECTS points.
Note that students of Lehramt Gymnasium and of B.A. Medieval Studies in their Basismodul must attend the Uebung "Englische Sprachgeschichte", not this lecture.

Empfohlene Literatur:

Suggestions for background reading:

• Norbert Schmitt and Richard Marsden. 2006. Why Is English like That? Historical Answers to Hard ELT Questions. Michigan: The University of Michigan Press.
• Albert C. Baugh & Thomas Cable. 2013. A History of the English Language. Sixth ed. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul.